diff --git a/src/lte/examples/lena-dual-stripe.cc b/src/lte/examples/lena-dual-stripe.cc
index 08f931f4d..f9a14431c 100644
--- a/src/lte/examples/lena-dual-stripe.cc
+++ b/src/lte/examples/lena-dual-stripe.cc
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ PrintGnuplottableEnbListToFile (std::string filename)
 
 static ns3::GlobalValue g_nBlocks ("nBlocks", 
                                    "Number of femtocell blocks", 
-                                   ns3::UintegerValue (10),
+                                   ns3::UintegerValue (1),
                                    ns3::MakeUintegerChecker<uint32_t> ());
 static ns3::GlobalValue g_nApartmentsX ("nApartmentsX", 
                                         "Number of apartments along the X axis in a femtocell block",  
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static ns3::GlobalValue g_areaMarginFactor ("areaMarginFactor",
                                             ns3::MakeDoubleChecker<double> ());
 static ns3::GlobalValue g_macroUeDensity ("macroUeDensity", 
                                           "How many macrocell UEs there are per square meter",   
-                                          ns3::DoubleValue (0.0001),
+                                          ns3::DoubleValue (0.00002),
                                           ns3::MakeDoubleChecker<double> ());
 static ns3::GlobalValue g_homeEnbDeploymentRatio ("homeEnbDeploymentRatio", 
                                                   "The HeNB deployment ratio as per 3GPP R4-092042",   
diff --git a/src/lte/examples/lena-rlc-traces.cc b/src/lte/examples/lena-rlc-traces.cc
index 9e00053cb..736e4bb07 100644
--- a/src/lte/examples/lena-rlc-traces.cc
+++ b/src/lte/examples/lena-rlc-traces.cc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   EpsBearer bearer (q);
   lteHelper->ActivateDataRadioBearer (ueDevs, bearer);
 
-  Simulator::Stop (Seconds (2));
+  Simulator::Stop (Seconds (0.5));
 
   lteHelper->EnablePhyTraces ();
   lteHelper->EnableMacTraces ();
diff --git a/src/lte/examples/lena-simple-epc.cc b/src/lte/examples/lena-simple-epc.cc
index 0d3ffbccf..a1823779d 100644
--- a/src/lte/examples/lena-simple-epc.cc
+++ b/src/lte/examples/lena-simple-epc.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 
   uint16_t numberOfNodes = 2;
-  double simTime = 5.0;
+  double simTime = 1.1;
   double distance = 60.0;
   double interPacketInterval = 100;